Labour market data

• Employment rate - The proportion of 16-65 year-olds who are employed or self-employed
• Unemployment rate - The proportion of 16+ year-olds who are currently unemployed, i.e. they are looking for work
• Inactivity rate - The proportion of 16-65 year-olds who are currently not employed or self-employed and are not actively looking for work.

Employment and Inactivity data is updated quarterly by the Office for National Statistics via the Labour Force Survey. The shaded areas and error bars show measurement uncertainty (the 95% confidence interval) where available. Missing data is shown as gaps. Due to small numbers, constituency-level unemployment rates are not available using this data source.

Unemployment (claimant count) estimates are updated monthly by the Office for National Statistics via the nomis data portal. This experimental series counts the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit and are required to seek work and be available for work.